📍 2700 Cardinal Dr, East Chicago, Lake County, 46312
Joseph Block Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Chicago, Lake County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School City of East Chicago school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joseph Block Middle School enrolls 487 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 48% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 238 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 48% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.1% |
| White | 7 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
399 of the school's 487 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Joseph Block Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Joseph Block Middle School is one of 7 schools in School City of East Chicago, based in East Chicago, Indiana. The district serves 3,225 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, Joseph Block Middle School is close to the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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